The FBI warned Twitter executives that the social media site could be susceptible to “hack-and-leak operations” that would involve actors obtaining information from high-profile figures and releasing it across the platform, according to the company’s former head of site integrity.
Months before the 2020 election and before a bombshell report from the New York Post releasing the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, FBI officials warned Twitter officials of “hack-and-leak operations” associated with political campaigns, according to documents obtained by the outlet. Those warnings included rumors of operations specifically targeting Hunter Biden, as his father was the Democratic presidential nominee at the time.
Twitter executives cited its “hacked materials” policy in its explanation for removing the story, and the decision was made at"the highest levels of the company, but without the knowledge of CEO Jack Dorsey." The warnings came during weekly meetings between FBI Supervisory Special Agent Elvis Chan and the social media platforms that he organized in the months leading up to the 2020 presidential election, the agent testified in a lawsuit that was filed on Tuesday against the Biden administration.
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